Posted on 10/16/2007 5:45:03 PM PDT by Lady J USA 1981
God is Back on U.S. Flag Certificates
Tuesday , October 16, 2007
By L.A. Holmes
WASHINGTON —
God is here to stay, say members of Congress who on Tuesday presented a 17-year-old Eagle Scout with a corrected version of a certificate that accompanied a flag that he purchased to fly over the U.S. Capitol.
Andrew LaRochelle was the first to raise questions about the Architect of the Capitol policy that censored the word “God” out of certificates verifying the flag's authenticity. The flags are purchased and flown at constituents' requests, and include personal messages that until last week could not make mention of God or other religious sentiments.
“God should never have been censored,” said Ohio Republican Rep. Michael Turner, who represents LaRochelle and processed his flag request. “Our religious freedoms, protected in the Constitution, will always be challenged, and it will take all of us to be diligent to protect these freedoms."
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Great news! And God bless this young man for bringing this to light.
Sounds like a no work position that should be abolished. He makes one decision and it is a wrong one.
bump
God ping
Please ping your Scouting list.
Eagle Scout Wins against Congresswoman Pelosi.
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